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It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.

George Eliot

The thing we look forward to often comes to pass, but never precisely in the way we have imagined to ourselves.
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Come Forward Imagine Look never Ourselves Pass Precisely Thing Way
Men outlive their love, but they don’t outlive the consequences of their recklessness.
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Consequence Men Outlive Recklessness
It is a common sentence that knowledge is power; but who hath duly considered or set forth the power of ignorance? Knowledge slowly builds up what ignorance in an hour pulls down.
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Common Consider Forth Hath Ignorance Knowledge Power Sentence Set
Death is the king of this world: ‘Tis his park where he breeds life to feed him. Cries of pain are music for his banquet.
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Death Kind World
There are many victories worse than a defeat.
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Defeat Many Victory Worse
The troublesome ones in a family are usually either the wits or the idiots.
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Either Family Idiot Troublesome Usually Visit
We could never have loved the earth so well if we had had no childhood in it.
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Been Children Could Eath Loved never Well
The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.
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Choice Growth Human Lie Principle Strongest
It is hard to believe long together that anything is “worth while,” unless there is some eye to kindle in common with our own, some brief word uttered now and then to imply that what is infinitely precious to us is precious alike to another mind.
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Anything Believe Common Eye Hard Kindle Long Own Some Together Worth
Life began with waking up and loving my mother’s face.
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Begab Face Life Love Mother Walk
Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.
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Deed Determine Much
What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined – to strengthen each other – to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.
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Each Other Feel Greater Human Join One Soul Strength Thing
A good horse makes short miles.
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Good Horse Make Miles Short
Genius … is necessarily intolerant of fetters.
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Genius Intolerant Necessarily
A friend is one to whom one may pour out the contents of one’s heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that gentle hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away.
GEORGE ELIOT

Chaff Content Friend Gentile Grain Hand Heart Know Many Own Pour Together
One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!
GEORGE ELIOT

Giving Luxury Must One Poor

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